001All right. Hey, it's now 6:01. We're going to call this meeting to order. Mr. Children, would you open up for prayer, please? Let's pray. Most gracious heavenly father, Lord, we come to you tonight, Lord, with heavy hearts for the tragedy in Texas this past weekend. Lord, the young lives that were lost, Lord, and the uh counselors and adults, God, we just lift up their families, God, just give them peace and understanding. We always ask why in situations like this, but it's only, Lord, you're the only one that knows the answers to that. It's we just uh we just try our best to live for you. Uh God, just be with us. as we do the business of the schools. Lord, just uh teach us Lord to be patient and understanding. Watch over us, guide us
002and direct us. These things we ask in Jesus name. Amen. of the flag of America. Roll call, please. Chris Densson, here. Teresa Cook, here. Clifton here. Grayody here. Hallebertton. Amanda here. All right, we have a quorum. The next item on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. We need a motion and a second. So move. Second. Motion made by Mr. Childress. I believe the second came from Dr. Compton. Was a close. All those in favor say I. I. I. Oppose. The eyes have it. Next item on the agenda, item six, consent agenda, consists of two parts. Part A, recommended approval of June 2nd, 2025 board of education meeting minutes. Part B, designation that the following board of education policies in section six, beginning at 6315 and ending at 6710 are correct as listed. We
003need a motion and a second. Hey, can I make a motion to table part B of that? These are some really important policies and I would like to bring a couple of things to the attention of the policy committee. These are some policies that have to do with like most of them are like the well-being of students and with the new organizational these are about correct is listed. They're not about updating or modifying. So what you can do is vote against it. Okay. Um or vote with it and then we can have that brought up in the policy committee and you guys could go through the policy committee can absolutely go through every one of these at that time and then bring it forth in August. So that's the two parliamentary processes you can choose
004from. So sorry I didn't hear what you do. We need to pull those from the agenda the consent agenda. Is that what you said? Well, we need a motion first before we do anything. Yeah, we can't do I mean, I just couldn't hear you. We We have to have a motion and a second for the consent agenda. So, move. Okay. Second. We have a motion made by Mr. Childris, a second by Dr. Compton. Now's the time for comments. Okay. So, these are some um very important policies that involve the well-being of students. And then also with the new organizational chart, I feel like these policies also would coincide with the new like a lot of the people the jobs that are listed on the organizational chart like for I mean I could go through all
005of them that were before examples I just think they need to be looked at a little bit closer. Um many of them go they reference back to the director of schools basically being in charge of all correct of the responsibilities that are in the policy correct which we all know he's going to you know delegate but I just think that it needs to be more detailed about who's responsible for so that's good comments the the following process can be taken Again, there's choices you can make. Okay. It's going to be a little out of order if we table policies based on an organization chart that hadn't been approved yet. Okay. So, organizationally, you would be you would be these are designated as policies in section six that they're correct as listed at this moment. Okay.
006And then once the organization chart, if it's approved or not, then the one of these policies as listed could be brought before the policy committee to be reviewed and make recommendations. So that way it just it's process. Can I add a comment? Sure. We have a policy committee meeting on Thursday. So there's plenty of time for you to say which ones you want the policy committee to review. So if we go ahead and say they're correct today, but we want to amend them or look at them, we could get that done pretty quickly. Okay. Okay. Correct. That is correct. So, we're going to go ahead and vote on these. So, as it stands, there's no motion for amendment. There was comments made during this item. No motions for amendment. No second. So, we'll vote on
007the consent agenda as it stands. We all Yes. Yes. Okay. Got it. Roll call, please. I All right, that motion passes. Next item on the agenda is item seven, director of schools report. Mr. Griffin, thank you, Mr. Chairman. First and foremost, just uh let you know that summer camps and all course recovery has finished up. Uh we will unfortunately have to retain three students because of either uh did not meet requirements for for parental u retentions. Uh the policy committee will meet on Thursday from 5:30 to whenever we get done uh this Thursday. Uh registration is going very well. In person registration is July 22nd in the performing arts center from 8 to 7 pm. So if anybody's having a hard time registering online, Wendy and uh will be available and the rest of the
008IT team. Uh let you know that on the 23rd, which is a Wednesday, I believe, will be the new teacher orientation which will be in the um middle high school's library from 8 to noon. Um at that same time, we'll be having counselors and administrator will be back on campus. uh our in service which you'll be getting more details on we get closer to it will be uh the 24th through uh August the 5th. Educators breakfast will be on the 4th from 7 to 8:15 uh a.m. in the cafeteria the middle high school and then of course our convocation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 in the performing arts center. Also, just to let you know, we will have an openhouse ribbon cutting event on August the 2nd for open house, but the board and
009city alderman will get a uh a pre a prequel of that uh at the end of July, so you can see what's going on with uh getting Mila ready for uh this coming school year. Uh once again, congratulations to our 4x200 men's relay team for winning the Adidas National Track Meet uh last month. And also remember uh Mr. Keep Taan in your in your prayers and coach Cochran as they go over to Japan to compete in the in the World Games. Also, uh the TSAA dead period is over. So, uh fall athletes, you need to make sure you check your uh websites to see what's going on as far as workouts going there. And sorry about that. Also, you in your uh packet, you should have the AI usage report. Just to let you know
010what's going on with that with policy 4.214, the annual report outlines the current status of artificial intelligence usage within the district and expectations for the 2526 school year. If you have any questions on that, please let me know. It's a whole page. Just to let you an update on the uh MA staffing and building process. MA is fully staffed under the direction of Miss Geette Farmer and will be ready to be open on time for the 2526 school year. Uh Mis is on schedule even with all the weather we have had the past several weeks. Uh upcoming uh coaching additions and the athlete new athletic director at the middle high school. The high school athletic director is Mr. Hank Hawkins. The middle school athletic director will be Mr. Travis Lockheart. Uh, middle school boys basketball
011coach assistant Darien Johnson. Aaron Marshall will be teaching PE and be a new assistant football and baseball coach. Renee Reid will be the new PE wellness teacher and girls basketball head coach. Mr. James Sales will be teaching history and be the new high school boys head coach. And as of today, uh, where we have, uh, one counseling position that is still open at the middle high school, but they have an interview for that on Wednesday. The intermediate school, Mr. Brown, is fully staffed, and we are still trying to find a sped functional skills teacher for the primary, and that's where we're at right now. I was asked to make a statement concerning the super the suspension of the primary school uh, PTO. Millington Municipal School District received a formal complaint against Millington Primary School PTO.
012As a response to the complaint, MMSD will suspend all MPS PTO activities, fundraising, and expenditures until after a thorough investigation, which started June 27th, can be completed. And once that is done, I will report to you on that. And that is my report. Um, are there is there any update on uh loss of federal funds and what's going to happen to our programs. I know it's Yes, ma'am. Well, right now we know that uh that the IDA and title one are we are we have been approved for those. Uh we don't know how much yet, but we will find that out very soon. Uh title two, three, and four are still up in the air. So, that's going to be a question mark there. Good news is that uh we got another um our uh
013we got our funding back once again. We increased our funding for next year by $181,000. So that's going to be a good thing for us there, but we just don't know. Title one. That's title. That's the title one. Title one. So So we're looking at that to maybe hopefully not have to make up too much ground, but we won't know until uh the federal the federal mandate comes out. Two follow-up questions. Uhhuh. Yes, ma'am. Can you share what the expectation is for timing for the primary school PTO um investigation? Yes, ma'am. We we were going to have that well before the new school year begins. U I'm hoping to have it within the next 10 to 15 days. Okay. And then with the um intermediate school is another followup. Mr. Leblanc may have covered this,
014but I don't recall. What's going to happen to the traffic flow pattern during the school year while we've got all this construction going on? Right now they're working on that right now. They trying to figure out what the best way is to handle that. Unfortunately, uh you know, there is going to be it's going to be something brand new. So, it's going to be a little backup at the time. Uh also working with city uh leadership in that to hopefully have some extra help during the first couple of weeks, but they are trying to work that out as we speak uh tonight. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Any other questions or comments? If not, we Move on to item eight. And item eight is the recommended approval of the 2526 board of education annual agenda. We
015need a motion and a second. Motion. Second. All right. Miss Clifton with the motion. Dr. Compton with the second. Any questions, comments? We uh received this during the work session. There was one date that was unure. I believe that was I'm looking November date I think. Yeah, it looks like that was changed. It uh I believe that was Is that right, Miss Baker? November board retreat and the board retreat is January. So, January board retreat currently is scheduled for the 24th. Yeah, pretty sure we changed it to 24th because 25th was a a work day. So, it changed it moved from Friday to Saturday if I'm not mistaken. Of course, we have these mass media devices that can guarantee that. I believe that's the only two things that we saw outstanding. And yes, indeed. Yeah,
016that's correct. 25th was a Sunday. Excuse me. Not a Monday. a Sunday. We're not going to do a board retreat on Sunday. So, we've moved that to the Saturday before then. So, all right. If there's no other comments or questions, all those in favor say I. I. Opposed? There are none. The eyes have it. Next item on the agenda is the recommended approval of 2526 MMSD organization chart as presented. So we'll need a motion and a second. So move Mr. Childers with the motion. Second. Dr. Compton with the second. Comments, concerns, questions. This is Mr. Griffin. Um there are two positions on here under um director of exceptional children, the teacher consultant and one that says related services. That those are unfamiliar to me. Can you give an explanation, please? Yes, ma'am. These are these
017are this is a situation that um we have been trying we have these are services that we have uh contracted out that we are not may able to do that now because the price has gone up so so high on some of the things uh and also these two services have actually turned into a virtual situation that they may be able to be to meet the needs of our students. I know Miss Miss Godwin is working very diligently right now to try to find that out for us, but uh Miss Gwin, you want to help me on that, please? I know we talked about it today. So, well, and I wanted to understand um how those impact the budget since those weren't on. So, thank you. So, the teacher consultant is Miss Carmen Lawrence. She's
018been around for about three years. She's part Okay. So, she just wasn't on the organizational chart before. That is correct. Okay. So, that was already budgeted. It just was So that's just an administrative function. She's getting added to the chart. Okay. So that's good. And what about your related services? That's our OT and our speech and language. Okay. So to give you an update on that, we do have an OT that is in house. Now our speech pathologist come through last year. This year we advanced therapy. We did hire one inhouse full time which is Miss Daniel Sto. She was there last year but Miss Amy has reached out and just to be completely transparent, she's even unable to find an inerson therapist. So, we are looking to do virtual. Okay. At the next work
019session, I'm probably going to be presenting to y'all about looking at stellar therapy because they do provide virtual, but they also will help us find at all. No, these are positions that existed. We're just the formality of putting them on the chart. So there's no budget impact. No, ma'am. Okay, that's what I wanted to clarify. Thank you. I do want to just finish on that. Laura Risinger, who was our SLP last year, is actually their route. That's good. There I noticed there was a position posted for a speech language pathologist assistant. Is that the route we're going to help with therapy? Wherever you can find somebody, right? So the post was she can do everything except we only have one candidate I know I know it's not not a problem unique to just us everybody's
020having trouble across the state. across the country. I have my own opinions about that. I'll keep it quiet. Thank you so much for those explanations. That helped us better understand that they were existing and they're just being put on the board so we can see who's responsible for those existing functions. So, thank you for that. One other followup, Mr. Griffin. Um, is there are there any other positions that you anticipate bringing to the board for this organizational year or do you think we're this is it for the year? Right now, this is all we have right now. We're hoping because of the situations. Like I said, I'm I'm very concerned about u our sped with a functional skills teacher to meet the needs of our students, but also with the related services. uh you know
021it is uh with the federal uh implementation that came down we are a little concerned with funding there. So, uh, just trying to save every penny we can just in case we have to figure out a way. Uh, but once again to try to, uh, be more transparent or just explain these services are things that we have always done. Just making sure that you y'all are more aware about them and how difficult this is to try to find staff, especially with the sped right now. It this is a nationwide crisis, not just a West Tennessee or something. And it's getting to a point where uh especially with our in our functional skills teachers, we have to have consistency. We can't just put a substitute in there uh for for being able to meet the needs
022and what's to do the right thing for those students every day. So that's why we're doing this. That's all my questions. Thank you. Thank you for asking. Important for all of us to know. Anyone else have any other questions, comments, concerns before we move on? Certainly want to All right. If not, roll call, please. I The eyes have it. Next item on the agenda is item 10. This is the recommended approval to contract with US ABLE to provide group life accidental death and dismemberment insurance voluntary benefits and enrollment services for a contract period of September 1st, 2025 through August 31st, 2028 at an amount not to exceed 41,000. Funding has been identified in the fiscal year 26 general fund budget, federal budget, and nutrition budget. We need a motion and a second. So move second.
023Dr. Compton with the motion. Miss Clifton with the second. Any comments, questions? As you'll note, it does spread across three budgets because the way that employment separates us. You did a good job explaining that evidently. We'll give Miss B for that. She covered that pretty thoroughly during the work session. Will the federal budget impact this at all? Do we know? I I don't want to say yes or no because we don't know right now. Uh with what the federal budget can or can't do it. Once again, once they uh give their ruling down, then we'll know what it'll affect. But like I said, uh at this point, I can't give you a straight answer on that. That seems to be our great unknown right now is that transition between federal and state. All right, roll
024call, please. If there's no other question. Roll call, please. Hi. Chris, I The eyes have it. Next item on the agenda 11, recommended approval to contract with Highland. Let me before I start this, we're going to have the next four items are nutrition and budget. So instead of asking her to get up and down. Thank you. Uh this item is item 11. Recommended approval to contract with Highland Dairy Foods Company LLC to provide milk, dairy products, and ice cream novelty products to school nutrition for a contract period of August 1st, 2025 through July 31st, 2026 at an estimated cost of 141,000. funding has been identified in the FY26 school nutrition budget. We need a motion and a second. So move second. Motion made by Mr. Tild, second by Miss Clifton. You have any questions? Just
025a renewal from previous years. You hear? Excellent. No questions on that one. Roll call, please. I the eyes have it. Next item on the agenda is the recommended approval to contract with Bimbo Bakeries USA to provide bread products to school nutrition for a contract period of July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026 at an estimated cost of 15,000. funding has been identified in the FY26 school nutrition budget. Need a motion and a second. Miss Clipton with the motion, Dr. Compton with the second. Any questions on this one? Any questions on this one? We're barring Mr. Childress from commenting. We've had this bakery for many years since 2014. Yes. Okay. Roll call, please. I absolutely I I the eyes have it for this bakery company. Uh item 13, recommended approval to contract with American Paper and
026Twine to provide food service supplies to school nutrition for a contract period of July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026. an estimated cost of 38,000. Funding has been identified in the FY26 school nutrition budget. We need a motion and a second. Motion second. Miss Clifton with the motion. Dr. Compton with the second. And yes, it's like that we're missing two members. So, thank you all for participating. Any contracts or questions? I said contracts, comments or questions. Excellent. You may get away with just the walk. Roll call, please. I Excellent. The eyes have it. Last one. I know I'm storytelling. We have two more. Uh, this is item 14. recommended approval to contract with Bullseye's Bullseye Brands Incorporated to provide pizza supplies to school nutrition for a contract period of October 1st, 2025 through September 30th,
0272026 at an estimated cost of 60,000. Funding has been identified in FY26 school nutrition budget. We need a motion and a second. So move. And I'm gonna second it because I do love pizza. So, this is another contract renewal. Miss Chen, all of these are just contract renewals, right? I do have a question. You said 60,000. I'm reading 595. I'm not missing. Well, I printed this agenda out and it says at an estimated cost of that gives That's what mine says. estimated. So, we bumped it to add some pepperonis. Yeah. All right. No further questions. Roll call, please. I Excellent. The eyes have it. keep it from passing. Item 15, recommended approval to contract with Cisco Memphis LLC to provide food and food service supplies to school nutrition for a contract period of July 1st,
0282025 through June 30th, 2026 at an estimated cost of 720,000. Funding has been identified in the fiscal year 26 school nutrition budget. A motion and a second. Motion. Miss Clipton with the motion. Was that you? Mr. Children with the second. I don't know how I would mistake that for anyone else. Any comments, questions, concerns? It was like I didn't. All right. Excellent. Roll call, please. I Excellent. The eyes have it. On to the next page. Item 16. This is the recommended approval to renew our contract with Powers Solutions LLC for district level internal and external communications for a price of 65,000. Funds have been identified in the 2526 general fund budget. Need a motion and a second. So moved. Dr. Compton with the motion. Second. Mr. Childress with the second. and we don't have in
029hand on this one the contract. So, just to let you know, this is uh the same contract as we had last year. We do expect to have uh up to $65,000. However, uh Miss Stville has been doing more and more working with Powers Communication where we don't have to contact them for everything from a PR standpoint. Now, uh, we don't think we'll use all this, but just to make sure that we have enough for the year. That's why we went to 65,000. It has not changed from last year. So, we're looking at kind of a not to exceed. Yes, sir. Not to exceed. I hope not to exceed. I know they've done a great job with our communications and with the five-year plan and those things. They've done a great job with that. So, any
030other questions, comments, concerns? Excellent. Roll call, please. I the eyes have it. Next item on the agenda 17. Recommended approval to renew our contract with Zo Education, formerly ENA, to provide Millington Municipal School District with internet services for a price of 276,000. funds have been identified in the 2526 general fund budget. We need a motion and a second. So move. Second. I'll second it. Any questions, comments, concerns? Did this change? I know it looks like the uh the name changed. So is the 276,000 in line with what we had last year? Yes, sir. But remember, this is a 9010 U contract. where we have to present 10% and the other 90% is taken care by the state department. So in reality we're spending $27,900 for our internet service. It's fully well. Yeah. Yes, sir. Any
031other comments, questions? Roll call, please. I the eyes have that as well. Item 18, recommended approval to renew our contract with Canon Solutions America based off a Tennessee statewide contract to provide imaging printing services for a price of 64,000. Funds have been identified in the 2526 general fund budget. We need a motion and a second. Motion Miss Childris, Miss Child. Miss Clifton with the motion. I'll second Dr. Compton with the second. Please forgive me for saying that. Freud and slip just was terrible. So, we do not have a hand out on this one. Correct. We do not. This was presented during the work session by Ryan and it it included an addition at that time for Mila. I believe we had one I'm looking at her because she she going to outprint the I believe
032the the use of one at the pre preK age, but this is addition of one new one. Yes, sir. And that is a color copier which I know will make Miss Farmer and her teachers very happy. Oh yeah, it's needed. Look at that. That MIS principal being snideed in front of her. Don't let him get away with laughing at you, Ste. Okay. I'm sorry for my foolishness. Uh, any comments, questions, concerns? Fantastic. Roll call, please. I The eyes have it. Item 19. We're getting there. recommended approval to renew our contract with Curriculum Associates LLC, also known as I Ready, to provide assessment and personalized instruction for math and reading grades preK through 12 for a price of 88,161. Funds have been identified in the 2526 general fund budget. So move with the motion. Dr. Compton
033with the second. Any questions, comments? I know we covered that as well. The work session definitely had that. Fantastic. Roll call, please. I have it. Item 20. recommended approval to contract with Garland DBS Incorporated for repairs of expansion joints and walls at Millington Primary School under the Omnia contract PW1925 for the amount of 132,63 funding has been identified in the FY26 capital fund budget. I believe I should say capital funds. We need a motion and second. Mr. Childress actually whispered a motion. Miss Clifton will give us a second. Uh this is definitely needed. I know that there's leaking and I know Phil's not here, but he covered that during our meeting. Yes, sir. And this is just once again, uh this is another maintenance to prolong the life of the building at the primary school.
034So, this is just maintenance once again. And we did cover this on a work session. I believe uh ceiling of the bricks is what we did at the high school several years ago. Yes, sir. That's correct. That's made a huge difference on the the life of the brick and the wall in that building. Mr. Leblanc had told us about the expansion joints and the leaks there and we definitely want to get those repaired. So, if there's no further questions or comments, roll call, please. Hi. That motion passes. Item 21 is the recommended approval to contract with Interior Finish Systems for the purchase of a covered walkway at the rear of Millington Primary School for the amount of $429,33144 under TIPS contract 25501041. Funding has been identified in the fiscal year 26 capital fund. I'm making
035the motion. You're going to be my second, Dr. And I'm only doing that because I have a uh a primary student and these teachers and staff need that. I believe he said 16 16 feet wide 16 foot wide covered walkway that'll cover not only the teachers and the assistants, but of course the large cattle herd of children that get out of cars. I think this is fantastic condition. I admit that because having watched the teachers fight with umbrellas and rain coats, it'll have LED lights. LED lights. And then Mr. Phil was talking about in the future adding heating. Yes, sir. There'll be also a heat source under there as well. Fan and heat source. I think that we can't uh do that quick enough for the staff and students. Mainly the staff. They stand out.
036So I talk too much. Any other questions? Excellent. Roll call, please. Hi. I The eyes have it. Congratulations to our kids and staff. Item 22 is the recommended approval of board of education policy in one reading specifically for 63041 title 9 and sexual harassment. We need a motion and a second on this. So move. Dr. Compton with the motion. Second. Mr. Childish with a second. I believe we all have this one. And the the changes that we see on this basically the changes are just the new assistant principles and leadership in the building. That's an update to contacts. Yes, sir. Under the title N coordinator. Any comments, concerns? Just changing points of contact. There's no change to the policy. No, no body. No, no, ma'am. Just points of contact. By law, by law, we have
037to have those in there every year. Fantastic. All right. If there's no comments or questions, roll call, please. Hi. I The eyes have it. I don't believe we received any public comments. No public comments. So make a motion to close public comments. Second, Mr. Childish with that motion with that second. All those in favor? I. That motion passes. Last motion needed. Is item 24 adjourned? We need a motion. Second. Motion. Miss Clifter with the motion. Yeah, I'll second. I'm not trying anymore. I'm not going to fight. Dr. Compton, did you say that? She did. All right. All those in favor of a journey, I the eyes have it. Hope you all have a good night.